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Psalms 37:23 says, “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his way.”
How many times have you gotten on an elevator and if everyone is looking up, you’re either tempted to look up or you actually do look up. Then you wonder, why is everyone looking up? I don’t ... Views: 947
At the recent event, “A Woman’s Day of Inspiration and Joy”, my topic was “Creating Your Best Life”, and in preparation for that day, I spent time thinking about how that might happen. Then I realized there were only two simple steps to acquiring the life of your wildest dreams…a life filled ... Views: 947
Work and life balance is central to health, real wealth, and enjoyable relationships. Gratitude and appreciation are apparently little known secret ingredients to what everyone is really seeking: inner peace, meaning, and joy. Then we can “in joy” our efforts and monetary results and use money ... Views: 946
Part I – L O V E!
When my son passed two and a half years ago, I told God the following: There better be a higher purpose for his death, and I want to know what it is!
Since then, my grieving process has included the unraveling and discovery of the higher meaning. I did not want to ... Views: 946
Your true potential will be elusive if you are fearful of change. In fact, if you want to expand the vision for your life, you will have to stop looking for the status quo. Most people have warning signs that they need to move on before things get to the point of crisis. Yet they tend to react ... Views: 945
When I read a recent article citing single mothers for the recent decline in newspaper sales I was appalled. I couldn't believe Chris Powell, the Managing Editor of the Journal Inquirer, actually blamed single moms for his not being able to sell more newspapers. What shocked me even more than ... Views: 945
When 64-year-old Diana Nyad made it to a Key West, Florida shore yesterday afternoon after swimming from Cuba 53 hours across the Florida Straits without a shark tank, her fairy tale came true. With her two previously failed attempts, she applied lessons learned and a whole team of wisdom ... Views: 943
When you are broken into a million pieces, which piece do you hold onto? We all know it hurts to have your heart broken. Maybe a close friend betrayed your trust or let you down when you needed them most. Or maybe you have that awful feeling in your gut that the person you love just doesn't ... Views: 942
Unless someone has been living under a rock for a number of years, they will have most likely heard about a certain family that receives a fair amount of media exposure. In this family, there are a number of daughters who routinely strip off for different magazines.
That is, of course, when ... Views: 941
Dear friend, if trying to maintain balance in your life makes you feel like a tightrope walker, you’re not alone. Most of us have so many demands on our time and energy; life can feel like a three-ring circus. Take this quiz to see how well you are meeting responsibilities, while also ... Views: 941
‘TRUST and HAVE FUN’ has long been a motto of mine yet it's sometimes necessary to remind myself of this! To remind myself that if I’m not feeling good or having fun and trusting in myself to do the right things, I’m sabotaging myself – worrying about all the things that aren’t getting done ... Views: 941
Sacred drops falling from the heavens
Renewing earth, cleansing souls...
Water brings life
Water serves growth
Washing away impurities
I bathe in the magnificence of water
The Wisdom of Water
It flows. It goes. It does not resist.
It shows us movement, free and ... Views: 941
There are two main types of people who I tend to come across and neither one of them really gets what they want…
And then there is a third type and they get everything easily – Wealth and freedom and everything nice seems to flow to this type of person without too much aggravation and ... Views: 940
You should read more.
You should drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
You should spend more time with family and less time at work.
You should have a college degree.
You should take time out to smell the roses.
You should be able to stand your ground with anyone.
You should take ... Views: 940
When we think of gifts, we usually associate them with tangible objects or a favour we do for someone else. There is another kind of gift; it is a precious gift indeed, the gift of self-care.
Every time you take good care of yourself, you are giving a gift to the people you love. Why is that ... Views: 939
With one and three kids being raised by a single mom, you would think there would be a ton of help out there for single moms. When I became a single mom, I was so frustrated at the lack of information I found to help us, so I created it.
Every single mom wants to be supported, encouraged, ... Views: 939
To the big-hearted healer, there's nothing sweeter than the sound of the telephone ringing. That's the gift you get when you've written your website so wisely that potential clients feel compelled to call YOU. Your job on the phone then is simply to confirm their hunch that you're the right ... Views: 938
Sleep is apparently a little known secret to good leadership that is critical to high performance and well-being. It is not just for beauty rest; there are plenty of leadership and health reasons for getting a good night's sleep.
It has unfortunately become acceptable and even encouraged in ... Views: 938
Happiness is a perception that is subject to how one sees life, how one interprets their circumstances. Brain research essentially shows we create our reality by assigning the meaning to our lives. Research shows that our ability to create and manage positive emotions is one of the foundations ... Views: 938
Most people’s disposition and expressions are determined by the circumstances of life, thereby dictating their responses in this life. But you are not ordinary, circumstances and people do not determine who you are.
You’re a master in life. You’re born to reign! You are a king over the ... Views: 938
I used to live an unquestioned life…
Passively agreeing with anyone that seemed more knowledgeable than me…
Passively believing that I was inherently flawed and unable to make wise choices for myself…
Passively trying to avoid hell…
Desperately avoiding having to look within ... Views: 938
Have you ever felt that you weren’t good enough? Smart enough? Pretty enough? Worth it?
Maybe you were told these things directly, or you interpreted an innocent comment in a negative way. However these thoughts and beliefs got into your head is irrelevant. They are there and their negative ... Views: 937
I woke up…
I felt down…
And I faced a choice – Allow my day to be defined by that feeling or Create a powerful day DESPITE the feeling?
I chose the path of the creator.
I used to choose the other path – the path of the victim. I reacted to life and my feelings.
I had to ... Views: 937
live with intention. walk to the edge.
listen hard.
practice wellness.
play with abandon.
Laugh.
choose with no regret.
continue to learn.
appreciate your friends.
... Views: 935
Perfectionism is so very prevalent for working moms. We struggle with the constant balancing act of juggling work and family - wanting to be supermoms at home while being at the top of our careers at the office. Sometimes we take pride in the fact that we are perfectionists and even tout it as ... Views: 934
There is a part of you that doubts that you can have it all…
And because you doubt it, you will always put the brakes on…
You will subconsciously tell yourself to chill out and enjoy this moment because this might be all you can get…
You will be indecisive about what to do next and even when ... Views: 934
For National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I invite you to join me in celebrating the courageous women who have experienced abuse and their strength to move forward.
What can we do?
1. Show understanding, empathy, and support for anyone that may be experience abuse. Learn the ... Views: 933
High-level productivity is a product of happiness—even in cows. There’s a lot of talk on the airwaves about innovation, productivity, employee engagement, and team building”…lots of talk. It’s really time for more action. I will say that I am seeing signs that people are finally realizing that ... Views: 933
Sometimes you know something needs to change, but maybe it’s something big and you’re not even sure where to start, let alone every step you will need to take. Maybe it seems too big and like if you aren’t able to do it “all” then it’s not worth doing anything. Maybe it seems impossible and ... Views: 933
Success, to many modern women (and men), is something to aspire to – to attain by stepping up, changing up a gear, or up-levelling. It’s something to strive for, something to chase. But do we really think about what success means to us? Well let’s do that now……
•What is a successful life to ... Views: 931
Self-awareness helps us wake up to aspects that are already present within us - we just don't see them. The blind spots of our society's conditioning over time can cause us to focus on what is allegedly 'wrong with us'. Sure, we all have shortcomings that challenge us to grow.
These behaviors ... Views: 928
On Saturday January 26, 2013, I had a very powerful experience at 6:30 am. I was ready to go workout at the gym, I packed my bag, opened the front door and was shocked: there was very thick FOG outside and I could barely see my car. Now, you have to understand that I never drove in the fog ... Views: 927
Remember when you didn’t have a care in the world? Sure it may have been way back when Reagan was President but there is a way to reclaim your happiness and live a life you love.
Here are 8 tips to help you live the good life.
1. Accept what is. Look at your reality and accept wherever ... Views: 926
It was packed room and I had heard great things about this class from Pierre. I was not the entrepreneur type of person. Atleast I thought I was not. It was difficult for me to imagine that I could be someone who could be responsible for something so big. But when I sat in that room, in one of ... Views: 926
One of my biggest lessons is that my business is constantly showing me where I carry wounds that need healing. And when I heal that wound, I feel great! I'm more secure and grounded in myself; I have more self-confidence. I have much less second-guessing and fewer imaginary conversations with ... Views: 924
Change and transformation are happening in business and society at large, like it or not. We human beings are constantly changing, even at the level of our body’s cellular biology; yet vast numbers of people try to hold on to “just the way we are/I am” to avoid personal growth. When something ... Views: 924
I want you to be honest with yourself here. As a woman in business are you on your stage or waiting in the wings?
You know exactly what I mean by this and you also know what is true for you at the moment.
This is about whether you’re playing small or full out, whether you’re the understudy ... Views: 924
In our busy and harried lives, it can be difficult to make the time to stop and really ask yourself, “What is important in life?” I’m not talking about the importance of deciding what’s for dinner tonight, or even how you’re going to get this current project done at work. I’m talking a little ... Views: 923
People go to their spiritual place on whatever day of the week and think that that is faith.
People set rules for other people to live by in order to be part of the ‘faith’ club and again, think that that is faith.
But none of that is real faith.
Real faith is an act of ... Views: 921
Dru Rivers is the co-owner of Full Belly Farms located in the beautiful Capay Valley of northern California
Since she attended U.C. Davis and majored in agriculture, she has played her bigger game by feeding her compelling purpose of having no chemical farming. “We are committed to fostering ... Views: 920
Did you know that relationships are eternal? They reflect the energetic ties and karma to be played out incarnation after incarnation, as we carry them along on our soul journey. In truth, we’ve been meeting pretty much the same souls over and over, trying to heal our wounds and learning to ... Views: 917
What if there was a solution to stress so simple that it involved nothing more than feeling thankful for the good things in your life? In fact, there is. That solution is called gratitude.
Studies have shown that people who regularly practice feeling thankful have a leg up when it comes to ... Views: 917
Cryptocurrency has become global in Markets such as Banks, Governments, Companies and many more. Our motive is to convert the imaginary ideas into reality and to bring the ideas in the digital and in the mindset of local people. Digital money is what going to capture the market and nowadays it ... Views: 916
As purpose-driven women entrepreneurs, we go out into the world and think we need to give so much more of our time and energy, and work harder, to make more money. I want you to know how to work SMARTER, not HARDER.
Working smarter includes raising your rates and getting paid what you’re ... Views: 915
You know why I meet every single goal I set for myself, the money goals, the impact goals, EVERYTHING? Because it is not optional.
When I set the goal, there is no room for ‘erms, buts, maybes’! It is simply happening and that is that!
I make a decision and once I have decided?! There ... Views: 914
As Marianne Williamson says,
“Something amazing happens when we surrender and just love. We melt into another world, a realm of power already within us. The world changes when we change. The world softens when we soften. The world loves us when we choose to love the world.”
And as Gabby ... Views: 914
Many people may ask why I write of "new" women empowerment when, in reality, this is a subject which has already been spoken of a lot and it is even boring to some. Having been born and grown up in a Latin American country, machismo surrounded me like a natural entourage and during its early ... Views: 914
If you have not been to Silicon Valley before, you have not felt the vibe. It is more than the zing of things that are happening between buildings, it is the anticipation of brilliance when you meet people who look most unassuming and normal on the surface; yet astound you with their ... Views: 913
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” ~Plato
I’ve been telling a lot of people lately that I think we as a society currently lack basic human kindness toward each other. It seems we were a lot kinder to each other a mere six months ago. I think our full, busy and ... Views: 913
Those of you who have been following me for a while know how important I feel having a clear vision and goals that motivate you are.
Sometimes, though, we may have the most beautiful vision – with a timeline to match – and just don’t seem to be getting there.
If you would have asked me 10 ... Views: 912